Check out the colossally cool reversible cover that The Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection will be getting for it’s September 27th release in North America.

No The Last Gaurdian at Tokyo Game Show 2011? No problem! The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection releasing on September 27th (in North America) will surely be enough to ease the no show for Team Ico’s greatly anticipated next game which, sadly, will go M.I.A. at one of the industries biggest shows.

Quite likely you’ve probably heard enough till the sushi comes home about this stellar PlayStation 3 exclusive compilation. Well deal with it. It’s not everyday that two fantastic examples of what the videogame medium can produce come out on a single day, marvelously remastered in HD to boot, so it’s only right that it gets all the clamor it deserves.

A solid sentiment that even Sony themselves share, because, just take a sweet gander at the final box art and inside reversible packaging The Ico & Shadow Of The Colossus Collection is getting, which so awesomely displays both titles in a manner that should be the proud centerpiece to any bookshelf. They did a similar treatment with the cover for Resistance 3, and I have it on good authority that, that too, was a rounding success with fans.

Get a sweet video preview of the Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection — two classic PlayStation 2 titles now remastered for the PlayStation 3.

Oh, no, no, no, no! Don’t tell me you can’t share twenty minutes of your time to watch unedited footage from The Ico & Shadow of the Colossus Collection, coming to the PlayStation 3 in one super reasonably priced package on September 27th.

And I don’t care if you’re at work, you’re best friend just spontaneously combusted, or there are unicorns in the sky farting gold coins — you can’t pass up the chance to get an early glimpse at this high definition treatment of two breathtaking games. I should certainly say not.

So sit down comfortably and grab an ice cold drink (what’s a guy gotta do to get a raspberry-lemonade around these parts anyway?) and watch both openings to each game. Have a look!

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http://ps3maven.com/ico-shadow-of-the-colossus-collection/#commentsThu, 16 Jun 2011 09:39:47 +0000Bernie Motahttp://ps3maven.com/?p=7305ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection in September

Two of Team Ico’s beloved games, coming in one remastered package, finally have a release date for North America.

God of War Origins wasn’t the only collection the get a shout-out at Sony’s Electronic Entertainment Expo press conference — also getting a September date was the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection. After being delayed once already, the two-in-one package of remastered classics from in-house Sony developer Team Ico has finally gotten a release window.

If you’ve been a keen a watcher of the games industry, you might be noticing an interesting trend of high definition collections being all the rage. There’s already the aforementioned God of War Origins, but coming soon Konami will let loose special remakes from both their Metal Gear Solid and Zone of the Enders series.

With the ICO and Shadow of the Colossus Collection, the two cherished PlayStation 2 games will be getting the same full 1080p HD treatment, along with support for stereoscopic 3D and PlayStation Trophies. It’s also said that the port of ICO will be from the European version that has the additional features that were left out of the North American version –- oh and it won’t have that horrible North American box art either. Thank you gaming gods.

Recently the Japanese version of the collection was announced for September 22 — but instead of one combined item, both games will be getting individual releases with all the same touches and a 100-page booklet and dynamic PS3 themes. Meanwhile, the North American version will come to stores a few days later on September 27, for a wonderful $39.99.

There have been countless articles written about ICO and Shadow of the Colossus — all praising both titles as being remarkable experiences that devout gamers should play. I for one will definitely be picking this collection up once it hits retailers, I hope you will too (…at least not before I get my copy.)